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    <h1>
      <em>What is</em> ... A Version Information file
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    <p>
      A version information file is the native file format used by the Version
      Information Editor to record the version information provided by the user.
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    <p>
      These files have a .vi extension and are plain text files that can be
      examined in a text editor. A simple format, akin to the Windows ini file
      format, is used and the files can easily be edited by hand.
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    <p>
      Version information files contain:
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        The version information needed to produce a <a
          href="whatis-vistatement.htm"
        >VERSIONINFO resource statement</a>.
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        The name of any <a
          href="whatis-identifier.htm"
        >identifier</a> used in the <a
          href="whatis-vistatement.htm"
        >VERSIONINFO resource statement</a>.
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      <li>
        Any comments to be included in the <a
          href="whatis-resfile.htm"
        >resource source file</a>.
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        Any comments used to document the file itself.
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        Any metadata used to configure the program.
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